So... this past weekend was my annual trip to Yosemite (as well as a very half-assed attempt at The 100 Miles to NowhereHad a blast, as always. This was the first time I've been in the late spring, and what a wonderful time to go! The crowds are (slightly) less, and everywhere you look is another waterfall! The three big ones were of course, very ( Read more... )

Soooo.... a couple of weeks ago, was the Greater Bay Area Costumer's Guild Duchess of Devonshire Tea. I was pretty excited (and very happy to get tickets, they had a second event since the first one sold out so fast) because A) it's not a time period usually done for historical events... they mostly do earlier in the 1700's because everyone likes a ( Read more... )

Sooooo.... I don't post much, lol.

Inspired by Cheryll's so awesome room (and to celebrate my room being clean-ish, for once), here are pics!

The reason why a kindle was a necessary purchase... no more room for books, lol

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This week's veg box has an alien in it. Apparently, it's a Romanesco Cauliflower....


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Yay! They may add another date for the Duchess of Devonshire Tea! Maybe now I can do both!!! Yay!

oh crap, that's a lot of sewing to do

Well, I was trying to decide between going to Gallifrey or The Duchess of Devonshire Tea. Was leaning towards Duchess of Devonshire, since I was pretty excited about making a psuedo Fox Dress, since I love me obnoxious hats. However, Not. To. Be. Just found out that the tea is sold out :(

Sooooo.... Girl in the Fireplace? lol.

Wow, I didn't do much, did I?

For wondercon we did our normal costume sweatshop and cranked out The Good Fairies in a couple of days. Time lllaapppsseeeee video below!

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Okay, so this is a wee bit late. I only did this a month ago, lol. Okay, so about eight months ago, we batted the idea of hiking half dome, one of THE hikes to do in California. One of the many comments was "hey, we're not getting any younger!" We started out with quite a large crew of interested parties, but by the time we went, it was just ( Read more... )

*tempted by the fabric.com sale*

What do y'all think of this for 18th century?


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Gah, lots of packing left to do for Dragon Con. I'm only bringing 3 costumes, but I really don't know how I'm going to fit everything.

Friday: Captain Adeline Astra (steampunk)
Saturday: Good Fairies
Sunday: 18th century for Pirate Party.